Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
The Arnolfinis love to hike
Painted in 1434 in Bruges, Belgium, "The Arnolfini Couple" is one of the most popular paintings at London's National Gallery. If you listen to the BBC, you may have heard that Dachshund Daddy recently discovered this previously unknown version of "The Arnolfini Couple", which features my great-great-...-grandfather Zibibbo next to his fur-brother Baruffo.
Baruffo was a fluffy Brussels Griffon. According to the Daily Mail, Brussels Griffons are the descendants of a long line of Flanders Terriers bred to hunt rats.
My doggy family records confirm that Dachshund Zibibbo lived with Baruffo and the Arnolfinis in Lucca, Italy in the 1420s. Later, in the 1430s, they traveled to Bruges, Belgium, where Jan Van Eyck created their iconic portrait(s).
On their way from Italy to Belgium, the Arnolfinis and their doggies came through Switzerland and took a day off to hike to the top of Monte Lema, where the following photo was taken with Dachshund Zibibbo's digital camera.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck would have posited that I owe my mouse-hunting skills to the training that Dachshund Zibibbo received from Baruffo the Brussels Griffon. Unfortunately, as my godson Bouncing Bertie would confirm, Mendel has already shown that acquired traits cannot be inherited. Too bad.
Before I fur-get... you can find the Arnolfinis, Baruffo, and Dachshund Zibibbo in Tootsie's Shoppe as part of my wotten waven "Dachshunds in Art" collection.
Baruffo was a fluffy Brussels Griffon. According to the Daily Mail, Brussels Griffons are the descendants of a long line of Flanders Terriers bred to hunt rats.
My doggy family records confirm that Dachshund Zibibbo lived with Baruffo and the Arnolfinis in Lucca, Italy in the 1420s. Later, in the 1430s, they traveled to Bruges, Belgium, where Jan Van Eyck created their iconic portrait(s).
On their way from Italy to Belgium, the Arnolfinis and their doggies came through Switzerland and took a day off to hike to the top of Monte Lema, where the following photo was taken with Dachshund Zibibbo's digital camera.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck would have posited that I owe my mouse-hunting skills to the training that Dachshund Zibibbo received from Baruffo the Brussels Griffon. Unfortunately, as my godson Bouncing Bertie would confirm, Mendel has already shown that acquired traits cannot be inherited. Too bad.
Before I fur-get... you can find the Arnolfinis, Baruffo, and Dachshund Zibibbo in Tootsie's Shoppe as part of my wotten waven "Dachshunds in Art" collection.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Some Poopy Signage
Can you believe what my mom makes me do? Pose with poopy signage. So not fair!
Oh yes. Bravo for using poopy bags, but do I really have to pose with them? (In the background, check out that mountain called "The Teeth of the Lady" -- "Denti della Vecchia.")
The next sign is all about not pooping on grass that cows eat. "Thank you! Clean and safe meadows," it reads. Just look at the cow's shocked expression.
The following sign roughly translates to "Mess up. Clean up!"
I swear if I get womanhandled up in the air one more time that I will.... Oh, I'll wag when I'm put down. Yes, I will. Would you?
Oh yes. Bravo for using poopy bags, but do I really have to pose with them? (In the background, check out that mountain called "The Teeth of the Lady" -- "Denti della Vecchia.")
The next sign is all about not pooping on grass that cows eat. "Thank you! Clean and safe meadows," it reads. Just look at the cow's shocked expression.
The following sign roughly translates to "Mess up. Clean up!"
I swear if I get womanhandled up in the air one more time that I will.... Oh, I'll wag when I'm put down. Yes, I will. Would you?
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Twins
Meet Dachshund Hermes and his fur-brother, Giove the Great Dane.
They live in Tuscany, in the same town as my fur-cousin Oz. "Every day, Giove reminds me that it's all relative," says Hermes.
Indeed, everything is relative, and all dogs are relatives, since we all descend from wolves.
Seriously, do YOU think Giove and Hermes may be TWINS?
They live in Tuscany, in the same town as my fur-cousin Oz. "Every day, Giove reminds me that it's all relative," says Hermes.
Indeed, everything is relative, and all dogs are relatives, since we all descend from wolves.
Seriously, do YOU think Giove and Hermes may be TWINS?
Sunday, January 19, 2014
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